Global Air Routes
1944
14 min
Coming soon
This short 1944 documentary is an account of the development of air transport during wartime and a review of issues to be solved in regulating international civil aviation. The film traces air routes established to connect Russia with Canada and the United States and highlights the contribution of air transport to world unity.
Details
This short 1944 documentary is an account of the development of air transport during wartime and a review of issues to be solved in regulating international civil aviation. The film traces air routes established to connect Russia with Canada and the United States and highlights the contribution of air transport to world unity.
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directorStuart Legg
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producerStuart Legg
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scriptStuart Legg
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editingStuart Legg
Education
Ages 13 to 17
History - World War II
History and Citizenship Education - Culture and Currents of Thought (1500-present)
Have students try to imagine the excitement that air travel generated at its inception. Comment on the importance of the transport planes used during World War II and the world-wide services that these planes provided. Identify and discuss the fears that existed once the war was over regarding air travel. Were these fears warranted? Why was the flight across the North Pole and Arctic regions hailed as such a victory for aviation?
